Nothing says Valentine’s Day quite like JOMF. Had I remembered today was a “holiday” on Sunday I might have compiled a mix tape for the occasion, but instead I chose to go out to eat at the Olive Garden to celebrate Drew’s last night in town. Worst meal I’ve ever had in my entire life. [...]
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Jackie-O Motherfucker – WOW! / The Magick Fire Music
On Being Broke And The Tradition Of Courtly Love
Just returned home from a solid evening of sushi at Sugarfish downtown. A week of Tom’s birthday celebration continues, I suppose. February is shaping up to be an expensive month. Which sucks, because January was the most expensive month on record, according to the weatherman who is also my biographer. Seriously, my wallet was like [...]
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 247
What an eventful weekend. Friday night we celebrated Tom’s birthday (and I stayed sober! wow!) out in North Hollywood. Last night I went to a birthday party/murder mystery party that was both stupid and amazing in equal measure (and I didn’t stay sober! wow!). Got home shortly before sunrise and managed to make it into [...]
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On Cat People, Bacon, Squabbits, Shark Attacks & More!
• Well, well well. I told you. I told all of you. “Cat people” are insane. I’ve never had any evidence to back up my observation until today. This article, published in The Atlantic, details the story of a Czech guy who thought he was going crazy and it turned out that some parasite was eating [...]
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J.E.T. – Fede, Speranza, Carita
Here’s one of those Italian prog “holy grail” records that will set you back a pretty penny (or fifteen hundred, if you desire an original). I’ve only ever seen one in my life, it sold for about a grand, and it wasn’t in the best of shape. Still, whenever these things turn up it’s always [...]
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In Which I Apply For A Job
I don’t make a very good living. You’re probably aware of this, because if I had more money I wouldn’t spend my free time maintaining a blog. I’d be out hiking through the dense jungles of some tropical-climate country. I’d be fishing with my uncle in Savannah, drinking MGD and Wild Turkey. Or maybe I’d [...]
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Television Review: The River
Sometimes friends take great strides to remind you that they are really geeked about the premiere of a new television program. Maybe you happen to have plans the night of the premiere. Maybe they text you to say you are an asshole for forgetting about the new show. Their new show. Most of the time [...]
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Early Lines – Pure Health
“On the back of our last release, Pure Health, we are actually all reading different newspapers and magazines covering the various Plano drug trends. Honestly, I still hear about heroin being a big problem here all the time. Unfortunately the city is world-famous for it, as I’ve discovered firsthand through traveling.” – Christopher Mosley, September [...]
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 246
And in the end, I went with option “D”: None of the above. Instead of gloating, I raced out of my house as the game clock ticked down to :00, and drove a few friends to a local watering hole. There, four or five of us celebrated the Giants’ victory. I didn’t want to be [...]
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On Mystery Illnesses, UFOs, Bacon Shakes, The Super Bowl & More!
• A lot of times when I write about moving from the New York area to Southern California, I mention things like the weather, professional sports, access to different climates (beach! snow! desert!), and the chance I wanted to take to start fresh in a new city. In response, a lot of people said a lot [...]
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The Top Ten Keys To A Successful Super Bowl Party
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Much like a barbecue, The Big Game is a sociological event that can either rule with excessive force, or totally suck. The difference between a killer party and one that winds up being the most forgettable day of your life is all in the details. Since I have almost no experience throwing Super Bowl parties, [...]
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Jumbo – Vietato Ai Minori Di 18 Anni
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From Unencumbered: “In 1973 the Italian blues band turned progressive rock juggernaut released their third and final studio album, leaving behind nothing until Mellow decided to add a black eye to their rep with one of the worst demos of all time (from a far later period) and a balanced but perhaps slightly uninspired 1990 [...]
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Super Bowl XLVI Prep: Day 1
When you live in a house with six Patriots fans, football season typically sucks. As with all Bostonians, their complete irrationality when it comes to anything related to sports can be unbearable. Having won championships in football, baseball, basketball and hockey over the past ten years has instilled in them an unwarranted feeling of superiority. [...]
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On The Merits Of Being An Introvert
Hi guys, this is going to be the first official blog entry posted from my new computer. I’m sure you’re just as excited about the potential doors this could open as I am. Imagine that — now I’ll be able to rip a CD if I think there’s a song you need to hear! Or [...]
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The Distinguished Gourmand: ink.
Like everyone else with a history of eating disorders and a blog, sometimes I like to try the trendy new restaurants in town. Sure, I might not have a firm grip on the concept of fine dining, but that hasn’t stopped me from eating before. Only my crippling body issues have done that! Ah, but [...]
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 245
What a weekend. Just think, a week from today I’ll either be living the high life — on cloud nine — sharing a mix tape in celebration of the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl, or I’ll be the brunt of every joke made by my six Boston-native roommates if the Patriots win. I’m [...]
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On Shipwrecks, Running Shoes, And The School Of Rock
• While scouring the remains of a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Swedish treasure hunters stumbled upon a mysterious disc-shaped object. Oh, so that’s where my mother’s copy of the Wicked original Broadway cast album wound up! I knew I hurled it as hard as I can out of her car window [...]
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MX-80 Sound – Out Of The Tunnel
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AllMusic says: “Shrunk down to a four-person one-drummer lineup, MX-80 continued to bring the noise — and very well at that — with Out of the Tunnel. The casual please-nobody-but-themselves approach from earlier releases continued with little change on the nine-song effort, further securing the band’s identity on its own, resisting pretty much any label [...]
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The Top Ten Steve Albini-Recorded/Engineered Albums Redux
Not even Stereogum is immune from rehashing blog posts of mine from five or six years ago. Just kidding. I’m sure there are hundreds of other websites and forums where people have devised their lists of the best Steve Albini engineered albums. The one you’ll find at Stereogum includes twenty titles, some of which you [...]
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An Analysis Of Amelia McDick-Party’s Appearance On “The Today Show”
I guess being a blogger and having no filter pays off sometimes. At least it does for Amelia McDick-Party, who when I last checked in was video-blogging from her bathtub (ew, bad camera angle!) and talking about her “picking problem” (what a turn-on!). See, whereas I blog about my personal life in great detail and [...]
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